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adjective
per·sis·tent
pər-ˈsi-stənt
-ˈzi-
1
: existing for a long or longer than usual time or continuously: such as
c
: effective in the open for an appreciable time usually through slow volatilizing
d
: degraded only slowly by the environment
e
: remaining infectious for a relatively long time in a vector after an initial period of incubation
persistently
adverb
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